Device for forming and applying bobby pins to flat curls



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DEVICE FOR FORMING AND APPLYING FEYRER BOBBY PINS TO FLAT CURLS Filed June 25, 1949 5 w 5 m M w g 4 I I 5 .3 6 1 7 l 2 i j z .5 a 5 m mm Y /V fl/flw x i5 Ill". 9 0 m 2 F 5 m v v 8 2 INVENTOR. WILLIHM F. FEYRER A rr oRA/Ey Patented Mar. 18, 1952 DEVICE FOR FORMING AND APPLYING BOBBY PINS TO FLAT CURLS William F. Feyrer, Englewood, N. J., assignor to Nathan L. Solomon, Englewood, N. J.

Application June 23, 1949, Serial No. 100,844

5 Claims. o1.1s 2--s3) This invention relates to devices for forming what is known as fiat pin or sculpture curls and for simultaneously attaching a pair of bobby pins to the curl to maintain the same in the fiat extended position. More particularly, the invention deals with a device of the character described comprising a pair of jaw-like plate members within and between which a curl is formed, the jaw plate members having means for supporting a pair of bobby pins thereon, the pins being utilized as tensional means to maintain the jaws in closed position,

Still more particularly, the invention deals with a device of the character described having means for displacing the pins from the jaws for attachment to the formed curl.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from the following description, when taken together with the accompanying drawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed and, in which, separate parts are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views and, in which:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through a device made according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the structure, as seen in Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 with parts in a different position.

In practice, I provide a curler device comprising two plate-like jaw members I and H, having depending wall portions I2 and [3, respectively, pivoted together, as seen at M. Beyond the pivot [4, the members In and II have diverging fingerpiece portions l5 and IS. The jaw member ID has an integral split sleeve portion I! having an inturned annular stop flange Is at its outer end. Within the sleeve portion I1 is disposed a hair curling element I!) having a lower split end and an outer enlarged knurled head 2|. The element l9, inwardly of the split end 20, has an annular stop shoulder 22 cooperating with the flange I8 to check outward movement of said element, the head 2| checking movement of the element in the opposite direction. By providing a split sleeve ll, the element I! can be forcibly mounted in the sleeve, as will be apparent. The outer end of the sleeve [8 has an outwardly burred or turned flange 23 for retaining a rotary cam 24 against displacement from the sleeve ll. The cam 24 has diverging cam portions 25 normally disposed longitudinally of the member It), as seen in full lines in Fig. 2.

Side. edges of the member 10 have shallow grooves or recesses, as at 26. The member H has deeper corresponding grooves, as at 21. These grooves provide means for mounting bobby pins 28 upon the members l0 and ll to normally support side edge portions thereof in abutting relationship to each other, as seen in Fig.3 of the drawing.

The jaw member I I has, in alinement with the sleeve IT, a depressed portion 29 for, reception of the'lower splitends 20 of the element l9.

The depressed portion 29 is formed in a 1ongitudinally recessed portion 30 of the jaw meme ber ll providing slight clearance between ad-, jacent surfaces of the jaws l0 and II. for starting a swatch of hair in the split end 20 of the element l9, preparatory to forming the curl.

- After a swatch of hair has been inserted into the device between the jaw members In and II, as indicated diagrammatically by the swatch of hair 3| in Fig. 1, a pair of bobby pins 28 are attached to the jaw members by seating in the recesses 26-21, as clearly seen in Fig. 3, and also indicated in Fig. 2. Then the element l9 is rotated to form the curl thereon. Incidentally,

the element I9 might be partially rotated in the.

initial operation to hold the end of the curl and, after the curl has been formed, in which oper-' ation the jaw members In and II will be spread to a slight extent against the spring action of the bobby' pins, the bobby pins can then be detached from the members Ill and II by rotating the cam 24 which will displace the bobby pins from the jaw members and move them into engagement with side portions of the flat curl, as indicated in dot and dash lines at 32 in Fig. 2 of the drawing. In other words, the cam members 25 simply slide the bobby pins off the groove side edges of the members l0 and II and they will then snap into engagement with the fiat curl or the portions 33 thereof extending beyond side edges of the jaw members.

It will be understood that the showing in the accompanying drawing is somewhat diagrammatic and the jaw members I0 and II will be made comparatively narrow so as to keep within bounds of side edges of the formed fiat curl.

After the bobby pins have been attached to the curl, the element I 9 is raised to free the flat curl and the jaw members can now be freely separated for removal from the curl with the bobby pins thereon.

In the accompanying drawing, the bobby pins adjacent the pivot of the jaw members. It will be understood, however, that the bobby pins can be reversely mounted,.in which latter instance, the pins or the spread end portions. only thereof need be attached to the groove portions of the jaw members, after which the formed curl can be moved by hand along the jaw members into the bobby pins, at which time, the pins will be released for clampingengagement onto the curl.

In the use of the invention as disclosed in the drawing, the bobby pins are displaced onto the curl, while the curl remains in position between the jaws, after which the jaws are removed from the clamped curl.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letterson said device in clamping engagement with outer surfaces of said jaw members, a curl forming element rotatably mounted in one jaw member and having a notched hair engaging portion registering with bearing forming. means in the other jaw member, and bobby pin ejector means movably supported on said device and adapted in one position thereof to extend laterally beyond said'shoulder forming means and to the said edges of said jaw members, whereby bobby-pins supported on said device can be laterally displaced therefrom into clamping engagement with a flat curl formed between said jaw members.

- 2.;A device as defined in claim 1 wherein the bobby .pin ejector means comprises a rotatable cam. r

' 3. A device as defined in claim'l wherein the hobby pin ejector means comprises a rotatable cam member mounted on a common axis with said curl forming element and having opposed cam surfaces for simultaneously displacing bobby pins from opposed side edges of the device. v

-' 4."-I n a hat curl forming device comprising 2,589,487 f h a straight side edges whereby the bobby pins supported on said device can be displaced therefrom into clamping engagement with a curl formed be- I tween said plate members.

5.,In a flat curl forming device comprising opposed plate members having registering straight side edge portions and a curl forming element rotatably mounted on one of said members for formation of a flat curl between said members, shoulder forming means adjacent the straight side edges of at leastone of said plate members for alining a pair of bobby pins with said side edges when suchpi-ns are mounted for clamping engagement with outer surfaces of Said plate members, and a rotatable cam on said device adapted in one position thereof to pro:- trude beyond said shoulder forming means and to saidstraight side edges, said cam having opposed cam surfaces, whereby the bobby pins supported on said device can .besimultaneously displaced therefrom into clamping engagement with a curl formed between said plate members.

WILLIAM F. FEYRER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record inthe file of this patent:

Solomon Mar. 6,,195'1 

